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hunta

(n.)
Grammar
hunta, an; m.

A hunter

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Chaucer's Monk: 'He ȝaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men'], L. Edg. C. 64; Th. ii. 258, 7. Eal wéste búton ðǽr huntan gewícodon oððe fisceras, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 29.

fléte

(n.)
Grammar
fléte, fliéte, flýte, an; f: flét, e; f. [fleótan to float]

What floats on the surfaceCreamskimmingcurdsflos lactislactis crĕmor exemptuscoagŭlum

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What floats on the surface, hence, — Cream, skimming, curds; flos lactis, lactis crĕmor exemptus, coagŭlum Genim cúmeoluc bútan wætere, lǽt weorþan to flétum, geþwer to buteran take cow's milk without water, let it become cream, churn it to butter, L

Linked entries: flét fliéte

æf-ést

(n.)
Grammar
æf-ést, æf-ǽst, æfst, es; n. [æf, of = ab, ést gratia]

Envyspiteenmityzealrivalryemulationlivorinvidiaodiumzelusæmulatio

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Without favour or good-will, hence Envy, spite, enmity, zeal, rivalry, emulation; livor, invidia, odium, zelus, æmulatio Æfst and oferhygd envy and pride, Cd. 1; Th. 3, 1; Gen. 29.

eh

(n.)
Grammar
eh, es; n.

a war-horse, charger equus bellātor the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE=e, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is eh a war-horse, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter e, but for eh a war-horse, charger, as, — RUNE [eh] byþ for eorlum the war-horse is for chiefs

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war-horse, charger; equus bellātor Ða ða hors óþbær, eh and eorlas which bore away the horses, the chargers, and chiefs, Exon. 106a; Th. 404, 21; Rä. 23, 11. the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE=e, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is eh a war-horse, — hence

Linked entry: eoh

forþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-weg, es; m.

An onward coursea going forthdeparturejourneyprogressusprofectioăbĭtusŏbĭtus

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Ferede in forþwege borne on their journey hence, 77 b; Th. 291, 12; Wand. 81: Rood Kmbl. 247; Kr. 125. He of ealdre gewát on forþweg he departed from life on his way forth, Beo. Th. 5243; B. 2625: Cd. 148; Th. 185, 27; Exod. 129.

-en

(v.; adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-en, is a termination of adjectives, — hence from fyr fire is fýren fiery, stǽn a stone; stǽnen stony: -en is also the termination of pp. in strong verbs; arisen risen, from arísan to rise; dolfen digged, from delfan to dig; when known, from witan

to know

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to know

sunor

(n.)
Grammar
sunor, (-er), e; f. A herd of swine, a sounder ('That men calleth a trip of a tame swyn is called of wylde swyn a soundre; that is to say, ȝif ther be passyd v. or vi. togedres.'—Halliwell's Dict.)
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Wæs unfeor suner swína (suner berga, Lind. grex porcorum) etende. Ða deóful bédun hinae: 'send úsic in ðás sunrae (suner, Lind. gregem ) swína.' . . . Eode all siu suner niþerweardes in sae, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 30-32. Sunor . . . ðæt sunor, Lk. Skt. Lind

Linked entry: suner

FEOH

(n.)
Grammar
FEOH, fioh; gen. feós; dat. feó; n.

cattleliving animalspĕcusjūmentaMoneyvaluepricehirestipendFEErewardpĕcūniamercesGoodspropertyricheswealthbŏnadīvĭtiæŏpes

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Th. 2765; B, 1380. as property chiefly consisted of cattle, hence Goods, property, riches, wealth; bŏna, dīvĭtiæ, ŏpes His feoh onfón fremde handa dirĭpiant aliēni omnes dīvĭtias ejus, Ps. Th. 108, 11.

Linked entries: feá fioh feoh-fang

ge-bytlu

(n.; v.)
Grammar
ge-bytlu, For 'indecl. f.
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Se cyng Willelm tó Pentecosten forman síðe his híréd innan his níwan gebyttlan æt Westmynstre heóld ( William in the twelfth year of his reign for the first time kept court in the new palace of Westminster, Hen. Hunt.), Chr. 1099; P. 234, 34.

ge-sleán

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Penegas on gefyrndagum geslægene, 588: Gen. 583 (in Dict.). to strike (and break) an object against something Fela henne ǽgru gesleá on án fæt break many hen's eggs into a vessel, Lch. ii. 264, 24.

-waru

(suffix)
Grammar
-waru, a form occurring only in compounds with a collective force, the inhabitants of a place. It is used with common nouns, v. burh-, ceaster-, eorþ-, hell-, heofon-, land-waru; and with proper names, native or foreign, e. g. Lunden-waru, Chr. 1016 ; Erl. 159, 22: Hierosolim-waru
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Hierosolyma, Mt. Kmbl. 3, 5 ; Sychem-ware Sicinorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 66

Linked entry: wara

man

(pronoun.)
Grammar
man, mon; indef. pron. (originally nom. of noun mann q. v. ; cf. French on from homo).

Oneanyonetheypeople

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Hine man héng . . Hyne man dyde up and hine man efosode and scrýdde hine and brohte hine, tó ðam cynge ille suspensus est in cruce. Eductum de carcere Joseph totonderunt, ac veste mutata obtulerunt regi, Gen. 41, 13, 14.

Linked entries: MANN mon

CUMB

(n.)
Grammar
CUMB, es; m.

a hollow among hills, narrow valley COMB caverna inter colles, vallis angusta

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D. 770 ; Kmbl. iii. 380, 5 . a liquid measure ; mensura quædam liquidorum : hence, perhaps, our dry measure COMB or COOMB = four bushels Cumb fulne líðes aloþ, and cumb fulne Welisces aloþ a comb fall of mild ale and a comb full of Welsh ale, Th.

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nám

(n.)
Grammar
nám, e; f.

Seizure of property belonging to one which is in the hands of another

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Ne nime nán man náne náme, ne innan scíre ne út of scíre, ǽr man hæbbe þríwa on hundrede his rihtes gebeden; (but on the failure of legal means ) nime ðonne leáfe ðæt hé móte hentan æfter his ágenan, L. C. S. 19; Th. i. 386, 9-17. Cf.

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Alwayseverfor evereversemperunquamusque

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Always, ever, for ever; hence the O. Eng. AYE, ever; semper, unquam, usque Ac á sceal ðæt wiðerwearde gemetgian but ever must the contrary moderate, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 19.

Linked entry: ÁWA

hærean-fagol

(n.)
Grammar
hærean-fagol, Have the glossers misunderstood the word herinaciis, and supposed it to be the name of a bird ? Can the hærean represent herin and fagol be a mistake for fugol? and in the other gloss, hâtte-fagol, is hatte = hatte, andfago/ for fugol, so that the gloss would mean
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herinacius is the name of a bird ?

ge-neahhe

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Hreósað geneahhe tóbrocene burgweallas the ruined city walls fall to the ground, Cri. 977. often, frequently Þá henna hire áfyrrde án fox, sé cóm geneahhe (-neahche, v. l.) náht feorran (þá henna gelómlíce áweg bær án fox cumende of þám neáhlande, v.l

biblio-þéce

(n.)
Grammar
biblio-þéce, an; f. [βιβλιοθήκη = βιβλίον a book, θήκη repository, a library].

a librarybibliothecaThe Biblebiblia

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Ben. 50. a collection of books in one volume, hence, - The Bible; biblia Hieronimus, se wurþfulla and se wísa bócere, úre Biblioþécan gebrohte to Lédene of Gréciscum bócum and of Ebréiscum Jerome, the worthy and wise author, translated our Bible out

leó

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Woldon þá hǽþenan hentan þǽre leó (cf. þurh ðá león, 306), 35, 280. Hwelp þæs león catulus leonis, Ps. L. 16, 12. Onsión leás facies leonis, Mt. p. 7, 11: 14. Þá cwóman hwíte león in fearra gelícnisse, Nar. 14, 26.

a-dón

(v.)
Grammar
a-dón, p. -dyde; impert. -dó; v. a.

To take awayremovebanishtollereejicere

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To take away, remove, banish; tollere, ejicere Ne mágon ðé nú heonan adón hyrste ða reádan the red ornaments may not now take thee hence, Exon. 99a; Th. 370, 14; Seel. 57.

Linked entry: a-dydest